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Small Cent 19.05 mm 3.11 g 1864-1982 Small Cent 19.05 mm 4.67 g 1856-1864 2.5 g 1982–present Three Dollar 20.5 mm 5.01 g 1853–1876 Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1866–present Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1942–1945 Twenty Cent 22 mm 5 g 1875–1878 $5 Half Eagle 21.6 mm 8.36 g 1795–1929 $10 American Gold Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1986–present $25 American ...
[24] [25] For reasons unknown there are no twenty sen coins dated 1889 or 1890 (year 22 and 23). Coincidentally, during this time a special fund was created to redeem all government notes for silver. [25] The Japanese government promulgated the "currency law" (Meiji 30 Law No. 16) in 1897 which replaced the previous "new currency act".
Wartime cent, 1944–1946 (Brass except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1944 (P) 1,435,000,000 (P) >27 Zinc-plated Steel. 27 known. D 430,578,000 D ^ D over S D
Governor William Bradford, 1921 in field The Mayflower: 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 100,053 (P) [3] 1921 50¢ Missouri Centennial half dollar: Daniel Boone: Boone with a Native American 90% Ag, 10% Cu Authorized: 250,000 (max) Uncirculated: 40,028 (P) [4] 1921 50¢ Missouri Centennial half dollar (2*4 variety) Daniel Boone, 2*4 in field
Both dates of the Pilgrim half dollar have appreciated in price over the years, particularly the 1921 issue, of which only 20,000 are extant. At the peak of the first commemorative coin boom in 1936, the 1920 sold for $1.75 and the 1921 for $8; at the peak of the second boom in 1980, the 1920 sold for $275 and the 1921 for $800. [34]
The small mintage of the 1932 Denver piece meant that few were available to be hoarded by coin dealers, leading to present-day scarcity in mint state or uncirculated condition; the mint marks on the 1932-D and 1932-S have been counterfeited. No quarters were struck at any mint in 1933, as there was an oversupply caused by the 1932 issue.
July 9, 1921: Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921; July 12, 1921: Naval Appropriations Act For 1922; August 15, 1921: Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921; August 15, 1921: Poultry Racket Act; August 24, 1921: Future Trading Act (Capper–Tincher Act), Sess. 1, ch. 86, 42 Stat. 187; November 9, 1921: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921 (Phipps ...
According to commentary in the Red Book, the twenty-cent piece failed because "the public was confused over the coin's similarity to the quarter dollar, which was better established as a foundation of American commerce", that fractional currency satisfied the need for small change in the East, and because "the twenty-cent piece was essentially ...